Love 2000
"Love 2000" is Namie Amuro's 15th single on the Avex Trax label. First pressing privileges came with a bonus remix of the title track. The same remix was later included on a vinyl single released two months after the CD version. Released in Japan on New Year's Day, the single debuted at #4 becoming her 15th consecutive top 10 solo single. The single was certified platinum for 400,000 copies shipped.[1]
"Love 2000" | ||||
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Single by Namie Amuro | ||||
from the album Genius 2000 | ||||
B-side | "Asking Why" | |||
Released | January 1, 2000 (CD) February 16, 2000 (vinyl) | |||
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Length | 28:33 (limited) 20:46 (regular) 18:16 (vinyl) | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
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Producer(s) | Tetsuya Komuro | |||
Namie Amuro singles chronology | ||||
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Commercial tie-in
"Love 2000" was used in Kose cosmetics commercials for the Visee line.
Track listing
- Limited edition CD single
- "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15
- "Love 2000 (System Breakdown Mix)" (Remixed by Mike Butler) – 7:47
- "Asking Why" (Nico, Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:10
- "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14
- "Asking Why" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:07
- Regular CD single
- "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15
- "Asking Why" (Nico, Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:10
- "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14
- "Asking Why" (Tetsuya Komuro) – 5:07
- Vinyl single
- Side A
- "Love 2000 (Straight Run)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Takahiro Maeda) – 5:15
- Side B
- "Love 2000 (System Breakdown Mix)" (Remixed by Mike Butler) – 7:47
- "Love 2000 (Instrumental)" (Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry) – 5:14
Personnel
- Namie Amuro – vocals
- Sheila E. – background vocals, percussion, drums
- Lynn Mabry – background vocals
- Will Wheaton, Jr. – background vocals
- Terry Bradford – background vocals
- Mazayne Lewis – background vocals
- Alex Brown – background vocals
- Renato Neto – keyboards
- Kazuhiro Matsuo – guitar
- Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass guitar
Production
- Producer – Tetsuya Komuro
- Arranger – Tetsuya Komuro, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry, Cozy Kubo
- Mixing – Mike Butler
- Remixing – Mike Butler
- Synthesizer programming – Akihisa Murakami, Toshihide Iwasa
- Art direction and design – Tycoon Graphics
- Photography – Itaru Hirama
- Styling – Sonya S. Park
- Hair and make-up – Akemi Nakano
Charts
Oricon Sales Chart (Japan)
Release | Chart | Peak position | First week sales | Sales total |
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January 1, 2000 | Oricon Weekly Singles Chart | 4 | 165,940 | 228,120 |
TV performances
- December 24, 1999 – Music Station
- January 1, 2000 – Music Station
- January 14, 2000 – Music Station
- January 31, 2000 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
- February 4, 2000 – Music Station
- March 31, 2000 – Music Station
- April 3, 2000 – Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ Awards (performed "Asking Why")
- July 28, 2002 – Music Fest Peace of Ryukyu
- September 29, 2002 – ASIA 2002 Music Festival
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References
- "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2000年1月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. January 2000 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 484: 8. March 10, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
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